A new novel satirizes the many idolatries of academia.
The Dispatch→ When a Titan Is Snubbed
Borges is a prime example of how Nobel Prizes don’t always go to the most deserving.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim Chicago Has Worst ‘Big City’ Murder Rate Depends On How Big ‘Big’ Is
Was Fox News host Brett Baier correct when he declared Chicago has "the highest murder rate of all the big cities" during an interview with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker? Yes, if you compare US cities with official populations over 1 mill
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Authentic Footage Of Western Leaders Being "A Bit More Honest" — It’s An AI-Generated RT Promo
Does a video show authentic clips of world leaders speaking frankly about controversial narratives? No, that's not true: The video clip was posted with disclaimers in the caption and in the video itself clearly stating it is AI-generated.
The Dispatch→ Ghost Story
Reagan returns to haunt the White House on trade.
The Dispatch→ Unbearable Lightness of Identity
On the moral depravity of excessive loyalty.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Promotion Does NOT Show Young Woman Harmed By Energy Drinks — Hijacked TikTok Video Of Woman With Punctured Lung
Does a video clip show a young woman who had lung surgery because of energy drinks who will never be able to speak again? No, that's not true: The video footage was taken from another TikTok account where it was presented with no mention
PolitiFact→ The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute – Fact-check: Did Canadian ad about U.S. tariffs mislead about Reagan’s remarks?
An ad from the government of Ontario, Canada, “misrepresents” President Ronald Reagan’s April 25, 1987, address about tariffs.
PolitiFact→ Hakeem Jeffries – Hakeem Jeffries twists Karoline Leavitt’s words about ballroom as Trump priority
“The Trump administration just declared that erecting a ballroom is the president’s main priority,” rather than issues such as the cost of living and health care.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plaque Quoting FDR About ‘House Owned By All The American People’ Was NOT In White House East Wing — At FDR Memorial
Was a plaque quoting President Franklin D. Roosevelt about "a house owned by all the American people" torn down by the demolition of the East Wing of the White House? No, that's not true: The FDR quote is engraved into a stone wall at the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Context Of ‘President’s Main Priority’ Ballroom Quote From Karoline Leavitt Was Question About Other White House Construction Projects
Did White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt describe the ballroom construction at the White House as President Trump's "main priority"? Yes, she did, but social media posts took the quote out of context. When Leavitt said "the ballro
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Has NOT Reported Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Contacted Earth, Nor Used ‘It’s Getting Serious’ Chyron
Did CNN report the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has contacted Earth, as a viral social media post declared? No, that's not true: There's no such report on CNN.com. CNN has not used the chyron "IT'S GETTING SERIOUS" on any of its reports ab
Full Fact→ Does the UK have the ‘most expensive’ electricity in the world?
Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho MP claimed the UK has the highest electricity prices in the world. Our fact check looks at what the official data shows.
AllSides→ Trump’s False Claims About Military Pay Raises and Recruitment
Trump’s False Claims About Military Pay Raises and Recruitment jbhicks Fri, 10/24/2025 - 05:13 In a Sept. 30 address to military leaders and an Oct. 9 Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump made false claims about military pay raises a
Full Fact→ It’s not true that all drivers now have to pay £100 to enter London
Videos circulating online falsely claim “every single driver” entering central London will face a £100 charge from 1 October.
Full Fact→ Edited photo of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein circulating again
An image of Donald Trump embracing his daughter Ivanka in 1995 has been edited, with Jeffrey Epstein’s face replacing Ms Trump’s.
The Dispatch→ China’s Next Five-Year Plan
Beijing’s push for self-reliance in semiconductors and batteries comes at the expense of China’s squeezed middle class.
Full Fact→ People will not need to ‘re-verify’ their bus passes from October
Videos circulating on social media are spreading misleading claims about supposed changes to people’s bus passes.
The Dispatch→ Trump Can’t Bomb That, Can He? | Roundtable
Not a shred of legal justification.
The Dispatch→ Congress Owns This Debt Crisis
Our ballooning national debt tops Mike Johnson’s list of offenses.
The Dispatch→ Independents’ Day
Unaffiliated voters hold enormous power in midterm elections. Right now, they are unhappy with both Trump and Democrats.
The Dispatch→ Is There a Future for Pragmatism in the Democratic Party?
Moderate liberals can win, but they lack the energy and confidence of the left wing.
The Dispatch→ America’s First Globalist
Alfred Thayer Mahan and the rise of an outward-looking United States.
The Dispatch→ Down, and Then Out
The final days of Joe Biden’s campaign.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Unrelated Video Of Truck Driver Cooking Curry NOT Dash Cam Of ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Before Fatal California I-10 Crash
Is this real dash cam video showing a truck driver cooking curry at 90 mph just before crashing into other vehicles and killing three people on California's I-10? No, that's not true: The California Highway Patrol, which investigated the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show White House Demolition To Make Way For Obama’s Indoor Basketball Court — The Picture Is From FDR’s Project And The Court Is Outside
Does a photo show demolition done to the White House by Barack Obama to install an indoor basketball court? No, that's not true: A black and white photo shows the West Wing expansion project conducted by President Franklin Roosevelt in 19
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Mother Of Six Whose Food Stamps And Housing Benefits Were Cut From $4,300 To $19 Per Month — ‘Rage Bait’ Account Posts Fake Rants To Get Traffic
Does a viral video really show a mother of six's rant about her "food stamps" and housing benefits being cut from $4,300 per month to $19 per month? No, that's not true: The woman appearing in the video has previously said she posts the r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dapper Man Photographed Near Paris Louvre Is NOT A French Detective Working Case Of Stolen Crown Jewels — A Member Of The Public
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disney Did NOT Repeatedly Offer Celebrities $60 Million Charlie Kirk Documentary Deal They Rejected — Copy Pasted Clickbait
Did Disney offer a $60 million deal to dozens of celebrities to produce a documentary about Charlie Kirk, which they all turned down, including the widow of the late conservative activist, Erika Kirk? No, that's not true: None of that is
The Dispatch→ Demolition Man
On the world’s most obvious metaphor.
PolitiFact→ The AI president: How Donald Trump uses artificial intelligence to promote himself, mock others
How Trump and the White House use AI on social media
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Of ICE Agent Deporting His Own Mother — AI Generated Parody
Is a video of an ICE agent deporting his own mother authentic? No, that's not true: The account that posted the video clearly labeled it "AI-generated parody - not real footage." The video shows signs it was produced by generative AI, suc
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claims About Military Pay Raises and Recruitment
In a Sept. 30 address to military leaders and an Oct. 9 Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump made false claims about military pay raises and recruitment. Trump promoted a military pay raise of 3.8% for next year, claiming that this was “s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Dogs Trying To Steal Honey & Getting Stung By Bees — It’s AI
Is a video showing dogs trying to steal honey by poking a beehive with a stick and getting stung authentic? No, that's not true: The video was posted on a TikTok account that says it publishes "high quality 3D animated shorts". According
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There WERE Children’s Hospitals In The U.S. When Rob Schneider Was A Kid — Since At Least 1855
Did the United States have no children's hospitals in the 1960s and 1970s, when comedian Rob Schneider was a child? No, that's not true: The first children's hospital was opened in Philadelphia in 1855, with 26 operating by 1895, accordin
The Dispatch→ The Shutdown Matters, but Probably Not for the Reasons You Think
Behind the political theater lies a fundamentally broken Washington.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: On Their Worst Behavior
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.
The Dispatch→ Washington Seizes the Means of (Energy) Production
The good, the bad, and the ugly of state ownership in energy companies.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Steven Tyler Did NOT Start a ‘Whiskers & Wings’ Cat Sanctuary
Did Steven Tyler start a $1 million cat sanctuary called "Whiskers & Wings", in October 2025? No, that's not true: That widely-shared story, and the image that came with it, did not portray real events. We found no record of any such
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bryan Kohberger’s Sister Did NOT Write A Book About The Idaho 4 Murders — Amazon Removes Title
Did convicted killer Bryan Kohberger's sister, Melissa Kohberger, write a book about his murder of University of Idaho students that is for sale on Amazon? No, that's not true: The attorney for the Kohberger family told Lead Stories that